BAA – the operators of Heathrow, London’s largest and busiest airport has confirmed to one of our papers that the TSA asked permission to come to Heathrow for the Olympics to ‘help US passengers’. They appear to be here from next week until after the Paralympics end – so about 8 weeks in total. A…

From Las Vegas International Airport – long time source of frustration from travellers, comes the latest victory in the US Transportation Security Administration’s efforts to prevent another 9/11 style attack. There have been numerous reports of excessive searching, extension of the TSA mission to train stations, and abuse of the travelling public over the last…